Toy movies device



Patented Apr. 11, 1939 v i I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY MOVIES DEVICE Alwyn R. Bunting, Portsmouth, Va.

Application August 13, 1937, Serial No. 159,004

3 Claims. (01. 4656) I The invention relates to a toy movies device showing by dot and dash lines the rotary travel and more especially to a windmill acting moving of the rotor for movie display of the pictures. picture toy. Similar reference characters indicate corre- The primary object of the inventi n is the sponding parts throughout the several views in provision of a toy of this character, wherein the drawing.

through the use of a blow pipe and a frame a Referring to the drawing in detail, the toy or rotor held within the frame can be set in modevice comprises an open wire frame l0 prefertion or rotated through air currents delivered by ly of an u h pe a d aff ds a tand said pipe and in this fashion a group of pictures having at its bottom and corners thereof extendreasonably held or carried by the rotor will creed feet ll. Within this frame is a rotor com- 10 ate the illusion that the object or objects or the prising a pa Of Spaced end disks each entire picture representation is in motion so that g in t e nner e t f c s d grooves movies willbe displayedin this fashion. channels I3 which open through the periphery Another object of the invention is the proand the said inner faces are at right angles to vision of a toy of this character, wherein the each other while fitted centrally in the outer l5 rotor involves a pair of disks, these being chanfaces of said disks l2 are pi d axles these neled or grooved so that, a group r seri of plcrotatably received in bearing seats I5 struck from ture holders or picture panels on interfltting the top side members it centrally thereof of the thereof can be separably secured in the grooves me e ea Sea s are ruck ow or channels and in this way effecting a wind- \vardly a a y, e inward disposition 50 mill for movies display of the pictures on the ing for the purpose of keeping the disks I2 of panels; thus the pictures can be altered or the rotor clear of the frame l0 at opposite sides changed at the will of th operator or user of the thereof to minimize friction and also maintains toy. the panels, hereinafter described, seated in the A further object of the invention is the progrooves I3 in the said disks I2. $5 vision of a toy of this character, wherein the Releasably insertable in the oves 01 chanassembly of its parts is entirely novel and when nels H in th disks are he out r lon er ed es operated will elfect animated or moving charof crossed interfltted separable panels I I, the acteristics to the displayed pictures, crossed interfitting of these being had by the A still further object of the invention is the slots l8 formed transversely and centrally of said 80 provision of a toy of this character, which is panels and extending substantially one-half of simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and e widt h r d u panels w n t reffective in operation, light in weight yet strong, fitted with each other and eng w t the durable, and inexpensive to manufacture. disks form a paddled or bladed wind wheel while With these and other objects in view, the increated upon said panels are pictorial representa- 85 vention consists in the features of construction, tions l9, these in progressive relationship becombination and arrangement of parts as will ing of different posture or setting so that when be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated the wind wheel rotates'clockwise these pictures in the accompanying drawing, which discloses or representations I9 effect animated or moving 40 the preferred embodiment of the invention and illusions imitative of movies.

pointed out in the claims hereunto appended. The pin stud axles M are held in the seats by In the accompanying drawing: spring snap latches 20 fitting the side members Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy con- Hi of the frame Ill and are freely rotatable and structed in accordance with the invention. separably held in the seats l5.

Figure 2 is an elevation of one of the picture The frame I0 has the side members l6 thereof panels of the rotor. extended and soldered or otherwise made secure Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing to a blow pipe 2| having at its outer end a mouth another of the picture panels. piece 22, the pipe 2| being inwardly inclined to- Figure 4 is an inside elevation of one of the Ward the wind wheel and when an air current is rotor disks. passed through the pipe 2| or the latter blown Figure 5 is an edge view thereof. by the user of the toy the said air current will Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail sectional view force the wind wheel to rotate clockwise for rotaken horizontally and transversely to the rotor. tary action of said wind wheel and through Figure 7 is a side elevation partly in section rapidity of rotation gives the representations I9 55 on the panels or paddles I! an animated or moving picture efiect.

It is preferable to have the panels or paddles ll colored dark as at 23 about the representations [9 for assuring better concentration on the representations when the toy is in use and operated.

The longer edges of the panels I! are recessed at 24 intermediate thereof for the interfitting of the disks I2 to avoid displacement of said panels in their association with the disks in the erection of the wind wheel.

The latches 20 are such as to permit the axles 14 to be releasably held in the seats l5 and the pipe 25 gives an air impact against the paddles of the wind wheel for the rotation of the same.

The panels I! are separably interlocked with each other and similarly the panels I! are interlocked with the disks [2.

The panels carry markings 25 which function as guides in the proper assembly thereof with each other and also with the disks l2 so that the representations I9 on display will follow each other in their proper order upon rotation of the wind wheel.

One of the panels I! is of greater length than the other panel and is so seated in the grooves 13 in the disks I! so that the rotor will be weighted at one side and in this manner a starting position of such rotor will be had to receive air from the pipe 2! at the start of the revolving operation or, in other words, the rotor is slightly overbalanced due to the length of one panel and the eccentric disposition thereof with respect to the other panel of the rotor.

It is also understood that the disks are suitably colored dark congruous with the dark colored panels of the wind wheel.

What is claimed is:

l. A toy of the kind described comprising a frame-carrying blow pipe, spaced journaling disks removably fitting the frame of said pipe, and crossed separably interfitted panels between the disks and detachably engaged therewith with the panels extended beyond the same and in the path of air blown through the blow pipe for the turning of said panels in a rotary direction.

2. A toy of the kind described comprising a frame-carrying blow pipe, spaced journaling disks removably fitting the frame of said pipe, and crossed separably interfitted panels between the disks and detachably engaged therewith with the panels extended beyond the same and in the path oi air blown through the blow pipe for the turning of said panels in a rotary direction, the said panels at their edges next to the disks being recessed for the seating of the said disks therein.

3. A toy of the kind described comprising a frame-carrying blow pipe, spaced journaling disks removably fitting the frame of said pipe, crossed separably interfitted panels between the disks and detachably engaged therewith with the panels extended beyond the same and in the path of air blown through the blow pipe for the turning of said panels in a rotary direction, the said panels at their edges next to the disks being recessed for the seating of the said disks therein, and means formed on the frame of the said blow pipe for action upon the disks to hold the same fitted with the said panels.

ALWYN R. BUN'I'ING. 

